Chapter 26

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After meeting the Cats, Navalia and her family stayed at the outpost. In that time, she got to shower, wash her uniform, sleep for more than 4 hours, and Luz even got to carve her palisman.

But that couldn't be seen yet because it was an egg for Luz reasons.

Navalia and her siblings stood somberly at the terrace of the outpost. In the recent briefing, they'd discovered that Eda had to get branded with a sigil for the plan to defeat Belos to work.

Luz looked at her messages from Amity. Navalia couldn't stop worrying about Hunter and Eda. After a bit, she joined them outside.

"Can you believe I'm gonna be a coven head? I never would've guessed."

"Mom... are we sure the real sigil is needed? Do you really need to do that part?"

"Of course I do. Even if I hate the idea of being a part of a coven, I'll do it to stop Belos and save you kids. I care about you that much."

Navalia smiled sadly and watched the airships fly above.

"Navi. What's wrong?"

"It's just... if you get branded, my title as the most powerful witch of the Boiling Isles is basically carved in stone. Permanent. I guess somewhere inside me, I'd always assumed you'd somehow get all your magic back and usurp me. But after the Day of Unity..."

"Hey. I know it seems scary. But trust me, it's all going to be ok. After this, we'll all be together and safe. Tell you what, when this is over, we can all go on a road trip around the world before getting Luz home. We can explore places we've never been to before, see amazing new things! And, you girls can bring your dear Huntsman and Sweet Potato."

The girls blushed.

"How did you know about that?!"

"Every now and then I see you smiling weird and swinging your legs."

Luz gasped.

"So you guys are like—?!"

Navalia nodded in embarrassment. Luz jumped and squealed.

"I can't wait for our double wedding!!"

Eda laughed.

"So when is the Amity-and-Hunter-Rescue-and-Reuniting thing happening?"

"We didn't say anything about—"

"Ooh, but you wanna. Written on your little teenage faces."

"Well... I'm down if Luz is."

"I really want to, but I also wanna be there for you, Eda!"

"Us adults can handle ourselves. Navi, make sure your guy meets all my standards for your significant other."

King pulled on Eda's hair.

"Stop talking like that! This isn't goodbye! I command it!"

"Ha ha! We'll all see each other after the Day of Unity. Promise. Then we'll go on our world tour before sending Luz home."

"If we succeed..."

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